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AmiusINo ANECDOTE OF WAStri\o
'rON..-The following anecdote of Wash
ington was told many ycars since; the
name of the relator is not no0 recol
lected, but it is remembered that the
connection of the individual with the
events of the Revolution was calculated
to inspire confidence in its authenticity:
C. S. one of the contractors for sup
-plying the American army then (1780)
stationed at West Point, with fresh pro
visions, had, on several occasions, when
the high price of cattle thrcatered to
make the fulfilment of the terms of the
contract not quite so lucrative as was
by him originally calculated, failed to
furnish the requisite supply, and in lieu
thereof, ad interim, gave to the Quar
ter Master ofeach regiment a certificate
specifying that there was duc to such
regiment, so many rations of heef, &e.
These certificates did pretty well for
. aWhliC, and the privation was borne
with characteristic patience by a sol
diery accustomed to hardships, and
rea4y to endure anything in the cans:
of liberty and their country. But even
patience has its limits limits-the cause
of the omission became at last under
stood, and dissatisfaction manifested it
self throughout the ranks. Remonstran
ces from the subordinate officers had
been repeatedly made, and promises of
,amendment readily and repeatedly giv
en, 'till at last finding that nothing but
promises came, it was found necessary
to complain. to the Commander-in-Chici'.
Washm-ton, after hearing the storv,
gave immediate oriters for the arrest of
Mr. S. Upon his being brought into
.the army and placed undergnard, the
officer having him in charge waited up
on the General to apprise him of th e fact
and to enquire in what way and by
whom the prisoner was to be fed.
'Give yourself no trouble, sir,' said
Washington, 'the gentleman will be
supplied from my table.'
The several hours of breakfast, din
ner and supper passed,but not a mouth
ful was furnished to 'tie delinquenlat
prisoner. Onl the ensuing day, at anl
early hour ina the m~orning, a waiter iln
the livery of the General, was seen
bearing upon a silver salver all thme seem
ing requisites for a meal caref'ully cov
ered, and wending his way to the pris.
oner's room. Upon raising the cover,
besides the apparatus for breakfast,
there was found nothing more than a
,certificate that 'there was duo to Mr.
C. S. one-breakf'ast. one dinner andl
one supper, and signed ''G. Washling
ton.
After the lapse of a reasonable time,
the delinquent was conveyed to head
quarters, when Washington, in his pecu
Iiarly sinificant and emphatic way ad
<dressed him with:
'Well, Mr. S. I presume that by
this tinme you are perfectly convinced
ho~w inadequate to satisfy tihe cravinigs
of hunger is the certifie~e of' meal. 'I
trust after this you will furnish no fu
thier occasion for complaint.'
Then inviting Mr. S. to share in tile
meal to which he was just setting down
he improved the lessoin by some friend
ly admonition and gave the or-der for
huis discharge.
GENmus is the flame of a taper, for whlile it
-gives forth light to the wvorbi around, in con
sumes thme body that sustains it.
A philosopher once told a miser, "You don
not possess your wealth, but your wealthi
possesses you."
Do that which is right. The respect, of
mankind will follow; or, if it do not,' you will
be able to don without it.
THEs passions, like heavy bodies down steep
hil;s, once in motion, move themselves, andi
knoew no ground but the botom..'Pudkr.j
U(1ATITUDE-A STORY OF THE
WHARF.
BY SAM SPRAY.
It is pleasant as well as profitable to
contemplate beautiful and lofty traits of
character in humble life ; and it is a
gratifying fact that opportunities for
such contemplation are by no means
unfrequent--indeed, it often happens
in life, as it does in gold regions, that
the purest ore lies deepest. The fol
lowing incident is illustrative of one of
the highest characteristics of human
nature ; but this distinguishing quality
i3 seen in a phase so peculiar, that in a
recit.I its touching attributes must nec
essarily lall coldly upon the general
aind--nor have we the genius to invest
it with the slightest tinge of romance,
or even the ability to dispel the coarse
imfluences conseriuent upon common. I
ce associations, but are obliged to
-Oe it in plain and humely phraseolo
g~y.
.Those who are familiar with the
neighborhood will remember that at tlhd
head of Commercial wharf, soinme six
years since, stool a small shanty ; this
place was tenanted by a quiet citizen,
who gained a frugal living by the sale
of hot coflce, cakes pies, &c.
At about the period named, on a
mmiling May morning, there came from
Verimonit a cute Yanikee, who, with
the aid of one side of the shanty. a ftew'
boards awnl no ceremony, made qIuite a
2onveient arrangement for the exhibi
lion cfa nmammotlh hog which lie had
aroughat with him. For a while every
thing went on very well, but as the sea
Ion advanced, both t':e sun aind1 the
-1uadrupedct grew stronger, p~artic-ularly
hie latter, whose influecce though less
xtensive was Si) l0oweirfuil thmt ;.asc:s
>y were careful t") keep to windt ard of
lim; pretty soon it w.:S Culccieded on all
miies that the hog was truly a great
orC ; one by one t:e :trua:s of the cat
u=; departmnlt of the sh:uar vIl doraped
hlh, mill at the mcli 1)f a iion'uthI it was
iious to )b serve the rei:aiing few
live as the maekere! guiL!s do for their
ood, amd like them bear it to a more
greeabl e spo'it to enija it ; aliltist :nv
lay igihi!t be seen half a i z"'I of these
onstanit ones pmerched Ilion the unstocek
bgI aichors which then i'incoiineitel the
ier, (and which still coimilue to grace
t) nibbliig a pie or sipping ginger
>ee r.
At last even the anchors were des
'rted, and the ruin of the eatiig shop
celed to be cuini lete. No L e.r wa:
lie smok e seen: omzinl, th rugih the sides
>f the .slianty-the ciff.e put renained
)Ottom lip, the siusage letie'l tih- sp.i-leir,
mad the mi ulIy eakes were a prey to
lhe seull ins in the dock.
Mea-MNwhile the suif'rcr hail been
:onis:aatly al earnestly ipoiroiimeidti to
!ompillanm of the ulicenls('dl i:Imi:i. oth,
ad to have himu rimoved : blut ail en.i
areaties Were vai--he was inllexihi' -
le seemued to lie Iuid b slmie m11 t"'
-ious tie to outf aee desp air, :ul ty tic
lown in silenc:e up(1on th aber of sIlf.
aeritice. It was evidenit to same that
le was the vi-timl, of a too ki:nld he:a-t
m t the naturei -i of the dleen anad solemnii
>bligat iotns wh ich i nduct'ed' him to wi'el
,omeI ruin nith a smile, no one ciiuld
livinie.
At last one of the merchants on the
vhar-f, in passing up1. spoke to himii of
he unnliecessary Ihard~ shi hile was sulfer
lag, of i s duity to lim aself1, &c. , atwll
asked him w/iy lhe sub:iuitted to such
mnposi tioni.-'iSir,' re plied thle victim
I have been asked that queistioni very
>ften, but never- before byV anyi one that
though t wouill aippreciate myi moiitivyes
--there is no secr-et about it'--it will
lot applear- stranige to youii whena io
his, the owic-r of' the niuninmoth hog
amei to this place a straniger ; I w as
intir'ely uniknaowni to lim i, lie had lievyera
veni heard of' hie before, yet on the
'cry mornmin g lie estabilihed here lie
alled upj on mie, was pileasedi tha t we
vere to be nieighboi rs, oiinl, at partin
n the kmadest miaanneir, tendered ame a
Leason ticket for' f/ii whwle course'i.
Sir, gr-atitude wvon' t allow mie to coim
>hain of' that mna's hog, anid I n eve*r
'vll (do so, even if Ii am- comai elled to'
T1hec merchant,bheing' fettered by na
much stronuous obligrations, amid iaot
nishing to see thle poor f'ellow reduacedl
o the awful extremiaity of eatinag his owin
3ies, pr'omiptly inltelrfeed, and die samie
ifternoon the hog wvas seen 'Llag the
can earth' on his way t, i Corhestowni.
II appiP-es udoitii on hier wo'ks, anad is pirud -
gal to hier faivouraite. Asm onie drop of wiater
hath aan attraction for another, sodo felicaties
run into folicities.
STUDY A CHILD'S CAPACITIES.
If some are naturally dull, antid yet
strive to do well, notice the eflort, and
do not censure their dhullness. A teach
er might as well ocold a child for being
nearsighted, as for being naturally dull.
Some children have a great verbal
minory, others are quite the reverse.
Some minds develop early, others late.
Some have great powers of acquiring,
others of eriginating. Some may ap
pear stupid, because their true spring
of character has never been touched.
The dunce of a school may turn out in
the end the living, progressive, wonder
working genius of the age. In order
to exert the best spirtual influence, we
must understal the spirit upon which
we wish to exert that influence. For
with the human mind, we must work
with nature, and not against it. Like
the leaf of the nettle, if touched one way,
it stings like a wasp; if the other, it is
softer than satin. If we would do jus
tice to the human mind, we must filid
its peculiar characteristics, and adapt
ourselves to individual wants. In con
versation on this point with a ft icnd
who is now the principal in one of our
best grammer sch.,ols, and to wIhiosc in
ste~uction I look haek with deliulht
'Your remarks,' said he, are quite t rue:
let inc tell you a little incident which
hears upon this point. Last sunminer,
I had a girl who was exceedingly be
hui in all her' stutdies. She was at
the foot of her divisi''ii, and seemed to
care but little about her books. It so
happeied that as a relaxation, I let
thet at times di1urinig school hours urndtc
in sm.gi;*. I noticed that this girl had l
a remtakably clear, sweet voice;~aind I
said to her. 'Jane, you have a good
v' ic:e, andl you may lead ini the sitnging.
She brightened up, a:d from that titme
her mind s.etnel to be more active.
lier lessons were attemied to, an ti shea
s >on gainied a high ranik. One day as
I wa:!s oti .r iingome, I ovOrti' *k her ~nithi
a school comipalnion. 'Well Jane,' sai I
I, 'you are getting along very well; how
hapltenis it you do so much- better n:w t
thanit at the bLginnin g of the quaerter
'I lu i.nt kaow why :t is,' she replied.
'1 know what she toll inc the other
dlay,' said her cotinpanion.
'A:tl what was that?' I akvl.
' Wi ,site sail she was ietoiira cl.'
Yes, here we have it-ste was en- r
cura gel. She felt that she uas not
du ll in everytiing. She haIl learned
selfi-rspect, a1d thus she was enecour
S'ieec twelve or thirteen years ago,
there was in the Franukili school an ex
e(etli:igly dull loy. One day thi- teacher
wiShmL tt look out it wvordi tre,k up the
lad's 'lictionary-, an ii n ciing it f ,um
tle llaik leaves covet td w ith drawings.
1li' called the hoy tot him.
o'id yo draw these' said the teach
er.
'Yes sir, said the boy with a down
cast IEok.
'I do not think it well for lovts to
dra w in their hool:t:,' said the teacier:
-:'and I wouhl rub the-se out if I were
vou; but they are well done. )id vou
evert taike lessens' '
'No sir,' saiid the boy, his eycs spsark
hug.
'Well, I thinik y-ou have a talent for
this ting; I shouild like you to drtaw
moe somethintg n hen you :aie at leisure,
at It'*me~, antd brinig it to ime. Ini the .1
miean i timte s.ee how well yout can recite
The boy [cit lie was utnderstoodl. I~e
begani to love is teacher-i. ie hteennt '
aitnitatedl anid fiod of huis books. He j
took delight ini gratifyinig his teachter buy
faithifulntess to his stues; while tI-ec
teatcher itok every opul orttunity to en.t
cottraige hhiu ini inaturt al dI esires. 'The
ho~y becamre 'ne of' the first schiolais. ~
schotol. A fleri this lhe becameiu ani eni
~rtvet-, hlai u u mony enugh to go to -
IEurope, sttudied the work of the obl I
miasterl-, sent honmte produc(tion1s fro 1(
his~ owni peneil, ni ieh fotuind a place in
smtne of the best e-cltins of painitinigs
aund is tnw oneo of the motst promisinig
atitsts iof his years ini the counitry. Al
th e teacheri a heattltil p icturie as a toi.
ken of resp ectI; andt I do1h~t not to thus
lay lie feels that thtat teachlet., by theo
Ejudlicit-ts oeeottragemienit he gave to~i t'to
natuiral tturn of is indtu, fhns had at
great miorali and spiritual ef~eet ont his
character.
loo ANt C litit--St rongbowIV, (li (Enter-.
og Wat erie rdu lia rbor ibServtEd a cas!e ton(l
one' shorie andit a chr eb- on the- Et her; inlilir
og whIo ihiey werre, he~ was tEl it wais the
e-tl of~i I luitk aind the thutrcha of Crook..
'Thn, sidl he, 'we mutlst entter ando take the
ttwtby hol (r by Crook.' [leuce theo pro.
MONUMENT OF B3OTIAN 'k
SLAIN. B
About a mile or little more fro~m the 1
khan, on the right side of the road to- I
ward Orchomenus, is the sepulchre of
the Boeotians who fell in the battle of
Chorronen. At the period when this A
distnect was trpversed by Leake, Dod
well, Gell, or any other previous tray.
eller to whose works I have had access, i
nothing was here visible but a tumulus.
The lion, by which Pausanias describes
it as having been surmounted, had coin- I
plCtely disappeared. The mound of he
earth has since been excavated, and a ti
colossal marble lion discovered, deeply of
imbedded in its interior. This noble E
piece of sculpture, though now strew- la
ed in detached masses about the sides ex
nd interior of the excavation, may at
t.ill be said to exist nearly in its origin- ill
il integrity. ..
That the government, during the ten e
rears of coinparitive tranquillity the of
!ountrv has now enjoyed, should have tit
lone nothing for its preservation, is an- im.
ther proof hew little the regeneration tlt
'f G reece has done for that ofiher mnon- to
inents. It would appear that the
narbli'. with the lal se of ages, harl al
mraduially inhledded itself in the soft di
naterial that formed its base, so as final- ::
v to have sunk, not only beneath the I
urface of the tunnilus, but, to judge in
roms the aplearance of the excavation, li
:ven of the plain itself--a reinarkable ha
ustance of the eflect of time in conceal- ar
ng and preserving, as well as inl destroy- O
n,", monumit:enlts of ancient art. so
'This lion tuay, upon the whole, he th
ioionnced the mst interesting sepul- wi
lral monumennt in (cece -pCrhial s m
n Europe. It is the only one dating sIt
rom the better days of IUellas--wili tnc
lie exception, perhal s, of the tuinlums fr<
f Mar.thon-the il: ntity of which is w<
'eyoind dispute. It is also an ascer- lie
nined specinetn of the sculpture of the cv
iest perfect period of Greek art.- de
['hat it records the last decisive blow gc
eneath which Iellenic independence he
mtik. never perinaiently to rise again, by
ere in itself a suliciently strong claim Iv
n our warnest sympathies. But the to
udoile inl which it records that fatal event At
umders the claim doubly powerful.-- se
,o'r this miimne;it po5ssss the a!Tect- a
n;pechuhirity of beinig erected, nlot, as Is
isal with tho1se situuted likt itself on a st
ield of lattle, to comn:mnorate the vie
or-y. butt the nisfritune of the warriors pl
h imse bodies relprise in the soil beneath 'we
--the valor, niot the success of their is
truggle for liberty. These claims are at
trged- Iby P.insainias with his usual dry, m
unaiint brevity, but with much s:mple ,j
'ce a1111 pathos. "On approaching fee
lie city," saR' s lie, "is the tomib of the a%
cotiais, who fell in the battle with in
'hil'. It ims no inscription, but the toi
aire of a lion is I laced u; on it as an e
ah1ei of the s; irit of these rn.-- u.11n
he insc riptio ihas been onitta d, iRs I is
1 !:-se, herause the gods had willed all
hat tihcirt foertunie should nit be equal to so
heir ironst.-[.Iocurnal of a Tour in It
nrac. la
to
.mNA PARLTE'S IIABITS. s
I Ii.s partiality fori the hath lie mistook wt
or a ne'ecssite. Ile would remain int
lie hath t ivo hours. during w~hich time in
used to reaed to himt extr'ac-ts [romn the sti
urnials iad ! ;unphdlets of the day, for v
e was ann ousi to hear and kniow all s
hat was gonig on. Whlile in the bath Ca
.e was conitiniually tut-ning on the warm tn
at-r to raise thli temuperature ; so that a1
was sometiCimnes enIvelopedi in such a lie
ense vapor, that I could not see to ioi
e-al, ande was oblig'ed to open the door. wVi
unitap arte was exceedingly temperate to
tie aver-se to all exc-ess. 1I is flatter-- CII
:s, prob1ablyv uinder the idea: that sleepai
lit. ie1 upatible withi gr'eaItne*ss, haivte
vimeied an equajtil d isre-gardi of trthtl int in
peakin. ioflhis night waitchuing Bna- hai
hure Rmadie others "atc-h, lbut lie heimself mt
Ilpt, and) slelpt we'll. lli- orerle~ s ci erei en
hat I shouli e.-dl lima every utingiit t:
t seven. I was ther'tefore, the tirst to tr;~
uter his chanb~er ; lbut ve'ry frequenat- 10<~
v, wheni I a w kt- him, lie i'ould turn ca e
ims-l f ai el si y, '-Alt, ou rrieune, let W
te sleep a lit tle longer."' Whlen there sh
mIe) oVery Irtessinug business, I did c-a
mt disturb theim a;in igui till eight o'clock.- so
le genet ally' slept seven't hour's out of r-a
hie twenIt-fouri, leside-s taking a shor-t lot
ap~ ini the afternoen. thm
11onal aete gave men, one was ver-y en- f r<
ieus :- l' uring~ the ntight,' sid hie.Ith
eter- my chiambuler as seldhom as possi- th
ele. Do not a wake ime when you have or
ny g' od niews to comiunicate ; with in
liat there is no hurr'y; but when you th
ering mc baid niews, rouse mo instantly, sn
or then there is not a Wmoent to be abs
st.' This was a wise regulation, an
onaparte found his advantage in it.
ro urrienne's M enoirs of Napoleon.
E50 tile Gstri0.
From Chambors'u Edinburgh Journal.
.n Address to the Ladies on s
very Delicate Subject.
To every one of you, ladies, I thinl
can .say, with a safe conscience,
'I do lt is m <!v uty,
Ilonior the ldudiow of ytour shn'-tie.'
claim, however, that shue-ties, to bi
moved, should be seen. At presen
ey are enveloped in such a longitude
skirt na utterly extinguishes them.
very niw an then we find vou, dea
dies, laboring unader sotne tlonstrou
:travagance of attire, as wide sleeves
achnoid waists, arid so forth. Nov
e reigning solecism is over-lon,
elns.. it is a case lnhich may almos
cite s 'me doubts as to the s' undtes
the feminine understandinug, so en
-ely does it seem to def: all the ordi
ry ru's of coummnonm sens'-. Ahl, Wen
dces-but let us lo. k into the mat
r a little in detail.
See yonder elegait lady in
iog the l a elent, like 'Tray's .nj
Ines, whose garmlents sweep the
outl.' Very weil for the Trojar
mnes, perha, s, to inul Ilge in such dress
sutndlling epie; but oh, look at their
ing iimitatrix of m.'dern'i Eglaand ! Ii
s been a damp morning, and stone:
e bespreal with a thin) aste of mud,
'e fine lady's skirts just skim this
ft substance, anti hl' thev art
ickly dabbled fora few inches uplw ard
th miud, thich they have also coi.
mincated inl no sTmali quanmtity to. the
ocs and stuckings.- Sho d.trc not
W hold up her skirts to save them
im further pollution, because that
Ruud expose a state cf matters about
r feet and ankles at which everybodv's
e would revolt. She therefoire walks
sperately on, knowing shie is alh.av
ttilg worse and worse, yet unalde to
1p herself until she shall reach h1ome,
which time she will be in a state on.
fit for the considerittion of her maid,
whom Igleave her. is this a reason
le ti-eafnmenlt eithei for silk or md a
inc de laime? Is it doing justice to
pair of the neate-t feet in the world?
it right to visit mortal shoes and
ickings with such indignity?
Or see the same figure in the same
ice on another day. It is now dry
ather, and what was formerly mud
mow (lust. The same garments sweep
as mrlh of the volatile as they for
!rly did of the humuid nuisance. It
cis not clag and barken tn skirts and
.t, but it gies further, adm prod'uces
Vor'se abomillation! The mnasculine
ag.inati.ns coming uin behinl dwell
-1 lmolent (1n the dust-biath im which
I-roau dam is mulmlgini'4, ail its
Ileasamt c''nsequencc Fur of n hat
the lus:-Math coin.'sed? Alas, we
know nc hat maut ters mingie a ithm the
I of a crowded c.irnraig e thoruough fare.
is as a volunteer scavenper .that our
ly acts, with this remarkable addition
the usual duti..s of' the cla.s, tha
c hooses to go home hulen4 like a bee
lhithe materials ont w~hich she one
es. N'or is it imnanimate dlust alone.I
warm weather, the powder of the.
-eets is full of' insects visih!e and in
illi. Thlinik o1f a proud anud statelv'
utlewomani gathiering~ an enta onidoIi
l muisemum about he'r as she t reads the~
ve. Ilow muchel obliged nmis:. se'ver
of the better kntown aasites he tr
ir firieindly skirts for' t ranlsi 'rtin thei
oi new s.'ttlemenats! Some of them,
II probablyv ma~ke themmselvyes know i
her' ere long; ow heris slhe -n il be sina r
kniowing, liut I can assure her they~
u' there nevertheless.
Were'i temreanyv iriesis table e'leganllce
long skirts, I shoiildl, dear laies,
ye s i'e little simiu the in \our u
ee's. Bit the [fact is, that w~'hie ai
inl is ai iue thling iin a ihl Lwllingroom, 0
iling giowni is anm uni leasainlt oJ jLet t
k upon ini the stree't. It is sio, he
use it is felt as ut'terly inapprllin tte,
e enniuot adiriie aniy thuing it' it gru'ssl
>cks ratio'nally. Lonag skirits w hiebl
ri onily lbe an1 inti cv eince anid n
icec of dlefilemienit in a street, shoc~k
:ioiallv: ther eforeo ne caninot adhnirei
ig skits in wualkiing-dresases. It is
llo;.ismn. Skirts which leave the f'eet
-e to move without being touched by
amt, fulfil the~ comminont senseS idea oh
a matter, and mare felt to hte handimsom.~
accordingly. 'I'heire is also what ]
ry call positive or absohile grace in
a neatly shod femiale feet mnoving
tartly along a city way. A womari
oulId not bo i. nurely bell sarne'pd oh
I eect, with the edge touching the go.
- 'he feet are required for a basis in the
flgure; otherwise a piinful sense of in
completeness or imperfection possesses
us. I am not prepared to advocate the
Sclavonian brevity, of petticoat, with ,
rupplement of frilled trousers:. perhaps ,
our habits of feeling forbid the hope of
such a rashion ever being introduced.
But I would certainly recotnmend that
the skirts of waking dresses should net
er como within three inches of the
ground, whether with supplements or
not.
I hope; fair ladles, that yotu twill not 7
think of ealcitrating against this friend,
ly remonstrance and advice, on any
such weak grounds as that it is a mat
ter which we men have nothing to do
with. The very reverse is the case
you do lay us the compliment ofdress
ng very much to please us. Knowing
this, and gratefil for it, we feel that it
is but the simillest justice to apprise
you when, from any misconception on
your part, you fail in your amiable de
si:n. It is only right that we should
endeavor to turn you to modes in which
you are more likely to succeed. This
is the sum of my wishes at the present
mnment. 1 have used strong terms,
because gentle ones would be of no use;
but I mean kindly.
You will perhaps tell me that fashion
is imnperaive, and that,until it changes, e
you are helpless. I know well that,
this is an influence against which the
individual is in a great measure power
less, though I d1o not well see why any
of you should become an entomological
c abimet, or a walking sample of the soil
because another chooses. I aim, how
ever, at.afctving that general feeling
or sense in which fashions take their
vise. It must "reside. somewhere: the
Journal goes e'erywhere: ergo, I have
as good chance of reaching it. The
only' -enr is, that fashion-instituting
power, like some other powers, resides
with persons not the most shining .in
point of judgmient,not to speak oftaste..
In that ease; these reasonings will most
probably be thrown.gway. I am, nev
ertheless, hopeful. Tho cause of re
trenebumnt of skirts is Q . ich may
require agitation, and may not be
crowned with s;ecdy success; but it is
one founded so clearly in rationality
and a just sense of what is beautiful
and what is decent, that sooner or later'
it must triumph. And, so with senti
ments of the highest consideration and
respect, I bid, you, my fair countrywo
men a tender adieu.
J. BALDERSTONE.
MRS. FANNY KEMBLE BUTLER.
We clip the following bit of gossip fron
the New Ycrk Sunday Morning News:
"We have read a great deal about'
the excentricity of Mrs. Fanny Kem
!,le Butler, an we have lately had
proof of her decidOd excentricity. She
is n;ow boarding at the Battery Hotel,
entire-lv unattended, excepting by a
very nice lady's maid, and we have met
her several mornings, taking her eques
trian exercises quite alone. H1er fa.
trite rid apipered to bet trough West~
sredirectly onthe Nrhriver, anid
a oedirty anid disagreeable thoroughi~
fare enn searcely be found, even in this
nasty city. A few mornings sirmee, she
strolled down mmt ng the boatmarr at.
Pier No. 1, No-th river, dressed in a
close straw bonnet. a white dress, and
cheek josey, and albhough it was a cold,
blheak. windy morning, we saw her eth
Mriked anmd rowed ont in the stream- by
thae wattermann. We understood after
w ards, that, attracted by the painful
scene of a ship-kt ad of emigrants, she
went ein hoard,amnd dividled all thme me- K
ney she had with her among thme poor
est am n most distressed of the families..
God less her for it.'
Risr: EABLY.-Thie difference be.
twecen risi;. at ie and rising atcgh
o cloch, in the eomise of forty y/ears
sil .sing a I eisaln to go to bed~ at the
same timei lhe otherwise would, amounts
to 29,000 hours, or three years, one
lhunded( and tenty-one day1s and fif
teenr hours; w hich iil af ford eight hours
a dag for exactly ten yecar.; which is,
in faet, thme same as if ten years wero
added to the leriod of our live's, in
which we might command eight hours
every day for the cultiaionm ofour mind
and the disiach of our business.
A IsmxGr:-"I any. Bob, you have beero
oCatnhav'nmt you?"
"WoeJ, ca~n you speak~ China!"
"Yesa lutle: that is, I BpeaIC broAen
Th''lirteen flounces are stot too many for the.
dreaN ol' akldy wh wiben to b aa md in
London